2023 - Thirty-nine ECC student-athletes earn Academic All-Conference Honors

The Elgin Community College athletic programs had 39 student-athletes earn Academic All-Illinois Skyway Collegiate Conference (ISCC) honors for the 2022-23 academic year.

Students with a 3.0 or higher grade point average are eligible to receive the recognition. Academic All-Conference first-year recipients must have at least 24 credit hours, while the Dick Durrant second-year honorees must have 48 or more accumulated credits.

“There’s never a moment when we aren’t encouraging our student-athletes to strive in their academics,” said Kent Payne, athletic director. “Our entire department and coaching staff know that being a student comes first, so we consistently remind them of ECC's many resources to help them balance school and their sport. Just as much as we celebrate their success on the field, we celebrate their success in the classroom.”

First-year Honorees: 

Quinn Butera, Josh Collins, Owen Cutinello, Josh Genz, Max Hertel, Charlie Jury, Aiden Kashuba, Jack Keck, Daniel Kinney, Jaden Jones, Andrew Shevlin, and Andrew Sloan (baseball); Logan Gramly, Jadon Melvin, Cam Ranson, and Trenton Shelton (men’s basketball); Sarah Duque (women’s basketball); Trevor Book (golf); Ruben Guadalajara and Omar Lara (men’s soccer); Niki Campo and Trista Skelnik (softball); John Eugenio and Tyler Thavong (men’s tennis); Vanesa Cardenas and Maria Robles Cruz (women’s tennis); Adeena Baluyut, Jadyn Booz-Bruce, and Audrey Kellner (volleyball).

Second-year Honorees:

Bryce Ebert, Scott Emma, Eli Johnson, Isaac Kopalchick, and Frank Szymanski (baseball); Layla Tiongco (women’s basketball); Kobe Frenette (men’s soccer); Kayla Mathis (women’s soccer); Alisa Donga (women’s tennis); Cece Gonzales (volleyball).

For more information on ECC’s athletic programs, visit elginspartans.com.